Thread: What`s the best way to store files in a cloud for free?

After posting the recent thread about apple devices, I was reminded how annoying it is that I keep getting pop-ups on my mac computer, asking me to purchase icloud storage.

Somebody mentioned in the thread that there are alternative ways to store your files in a cloud for free.

Could you fine people please tell me what my best options are. Manuscripts for my books are fairly large files (up to 700 megabits ) so being able to have plenty of free storage would be great.

Thanks in advance for any helpful replies.

Evernote.

^ thanks. how much free storage do you get with them?

mega.nz 50gig encrypted

There are or were some Chink outfits offering ridiculous amounts like 3tb, but wouldn't trust them.

Can't beat offline, plug in your tb external and off you go; 2 backups even better.

^^ cheers baldrick!

^ have had problems in the past with external hard-drives (if thats what you mean). Left it sitting for a couple of years and when I wanted to retrieve the lost data, the hard-drive was not compatible with my new computer.

Originally Posted by Wally Dorian Raffles

Left it sitting for a couple of years and when I wanted to retrieve the lost data, the hard-drive was not compatible with my new computer.

definitely a mactard

Originally Posted by TizMe

There should always be at least 3 copies of your data, working data, one local backup (external drive or another computer) and one copy should be kept offsite, in a remote location (this can include cloud storage).

not a bad strategy, but AWS glacier retrieval and storage process is not for everyone, a bit painful to setup and use for non-Windows users

most people are too dumb to use a simple external HD, and find that process to complex to do regularly. Their data is doomed. Hence why they need to store everything with iCloud or MS SkyDrive or even that horrible shit, DropBox

Dumb solutions for dumb people, and that's fine like that

You could just post everything on teakdoor and if you need to retrieve some data Cyrille will be there to quote you.

Originally Posted by YourDaddy

You could just post everything on teakdoor and if you need to retrieve some data Cyrille will be there to quote you.

not a bad idea, and Nervana could be the new google, she likes to bookmarks posts for some odd reasons

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Fair point.

^^ you're kidding?? And here is me thinking apple and the likes made a deal with god to keep files in his drawer in exchange for getting him up to speed with the latest technology. Surely it can`t be easy for him to watch everybody, all of the time ..

Originally Posted by Wally Dorian Raffles

^^ you're kidding?? And here is me thinking apple and the likes made a deal with god to keep files in his drawer in exchange for getting him up to speed with the latest technology. Surely it can`t be easy for him to watch everybody, all of the time ..

thank god, there is AI to make it easy to watch for him everything all the time,